Fast-neutron coincidence-counter manual

Technical Report · Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1982

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5226603· OSTI ID:5226603

Ensslin, N; Atwell, T L; Lee, D M; Erkkila, B; Marshall, R S; Morgan, A; Shonrock, C; Tippens, B; Van Lyssel, T

The fast neutron counter (FNC) described in this report is a computer-based assay system employing fast-pulse counting instrumentation. It is installed below a glove box in the metal electrorefining area of the Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Processing Facility. The instrument was designed to assay plutonium salts and residues from this process and to verify the mass of electrorefined metal. Los Alamos National Laboratory Groups Q-1, Q-3, and CMB-11 carried out a joint test and evaluation plan of this instrument between May 1978 and May 1979. The results of that evaluation, a description of the FNC, and operating instructions for further use are given in this report.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5226603
• Report Number(s): LA-8858-M; ON: DE82014122
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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